HiI'm rebuilding/restoring my Cessna 206f and then putting it back on floats.It's been a floatplane , operated commercially since 1975.It's badly beat up / cracked/ bent in the engine mount firewall connect area.It's what I knew when I purchased the project and I'm replacing both the engine mount keel beams, lower firewall and most of the tunnel area structure.Does anyone know of any beef up mods I should be doing in that area while I have the whole front apart?I am installing the twin front mounts already.

Hi.I've already got that kit and I'm installing it. I'm more talking about around the firewall/engine mount tunnel area. I realise my aircraft has had a pretty hard life , and I'll have all that area back to factory soon but I was wondering if there is any beef ups for that general firewall junction where the keel beams go through.The engine is only really supported by the lower cowl and that forward tunnel area, as the aircraft pounds when on floats that area must get a very hard time.The 206 lacks a tube mount that goes to the top of the firewall ( like the other cessnas) .

I guess once it's all back to new I would be ok as it's not going to do nearly the same amount of work with me